麻雀 The Sparrow.docxVIP

An?old?Japanese?man?kept?a?sparrow?of?which?hewas?very?fond.?One?day?it?flew?away?and?the?old?manbecame?sad.一位上了年纪的日本人养了一只麻雀，他非常喜欢它。一天，麻雀飞走了He?went?out?looking?all?over?the?place?for?his?sparrowAt?last,?near?a?certain?mountain,?he?met?hissparrow.老人很伤心，到处寻找。最后，在某一座高山附近，他遇到了麻雀。The?old?man?said?joyously, I?missed?you?very?much,sparrow.?Will?you?follow?me?home?老人高兴地说：Ⅱ麻雀啊，我很想你，跟我回家吧！¨Though?the?sparrow?was?happy?to?see?the?old?man,?it?shook?its?head.尽管麻雀见到老人很高兴，但它还是摇了摇头。Take?me?to?your?home?and?let?me?see?how?you?live.The?old?man?pleaded. I?will?go?awayhappy?to?see?if?you?are?safe.¨那把我带到你的新家，让我看看你生活得怎样？¨老人请求道，¨如果你很安全，那我就可以安心地回家了。¨So?the?sparrow?led?the?old?man?to?his?home.?There?were?many?other?birds.于是麻雀把老人领到它的家，那儿有好多其他鸟儿，They?all?looked?healthy?and?enjoyed?each?others?company.看起来都很健康，彼此相处得很愉快。I?am?glad?you?are?well?and?have?good?companions,?dear?sparrow.?I?can?go?back?in?peace, said?the?old?man.¨亲爱的麻雀，我很高兴你生活得很好，有那么多好同伴，我可以放心回去了。老人说。When?it?was?time?for?the?old?man?to?leave,?the?sparrow?gave?him?a?basket?to?take?home?withhim?as?a?present.他正要离开时，麻雀给他一个篮子作为礼物让他带回家。Well,?said?the?old?mans?wife?angrily?when?he?returned, where?have?you?been?all?day??Andwhat?have?you?here?¨喂！¨老人回家后，妻子生气地说：¨你一整天都跑到哪儿去了？你拿的是什么？”I?have?been?to?the?home?of?my?lost?sparrow?and?received?this?basket?as?a?present,?replied?he.¨我到我们失踪的麻雀家里去了，这篮子是麻雀送我的礼物。¨他回答道。When?she?opened?the?basket?sh6?was?amazed?to?find?it?was?full?of?gold?and?silver.她打开篮子，惊讶地发现里面装满了金子和银子。The?old?woman,?who?was?very?greedy,?decided?that?she?would?like?a?basket?of?gold,?so?she?setout?for?the?sparrows?home,?Unlike?the?old?man?who?was?kind?to?the?sparrow,?the?wife?used?totreat?it?very?badly.老妇人很贪心，觉得自己也应该有一篮子金子，于是她也到麻雀家去了。老妇人没有老人对麻雀那么好，她过去就一直虐待麻雀。Hello,?sparrow,?how?are?you??I?missed?you?very?much,?cried?the?old?woman?hypocritically.¨嗨，麻雀，你好吗？我很想你！”老妇人虚伪地叫道。The?sparrow?said?nothing?and?she?finally?decided?to?go?home.麻雀什么也没说。最后老妇人决定回去，Still?the?sparrow?did?not?give?her?any?present?she?had?hoped?for.麻雀也没给她想要的礼物。Before?she?left,?she?u